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Updated on May 6, 2021 at 5:25 pm
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Firefighters on Thursday were battling a two-alarm fire at a senior care facility in Walnut Creek, according to the local fire district.
All residents of the facility, which is located on the 1500 block of Castle Hill Road, were accounted for and transported to a safe location, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Con Fire on scene a 2nd alarm fire at a senior care facility in the 1500 block of Castle Hill, WC. All residents accounted for and being transported to a safe location. Fire across highway caused by windblown embers extinguished. Fire under investigation. #castleicpic.twitter.com/NdpZkWFTw7 Con Fire PIO (@ContraCostaFire) May 6, 2021
Updated on May 6, 2021 at 12:03 pm
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A vegetation fire that burned 13 acres near the Antioch Marina has been extinguished after apparently sparking in a homeless encampment early Thursday morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District captain said.
The blaze was reported at 3:24 a.m. near 1 Marina Plaza. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Capt. Tracie Dutter said the cause of the fire hasn t been determined, but it appears to have started in the encampment.
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) on Monday announced a return to full responses for all grass, vegetation and wildland fires which consists of sending a minimum of five firefighting apparatus and crews to the scene because of the early arrival of seasonal fire weather.
During the winter months, such responses have required only a single engine, but with rain totals at about 35 to 40 percent of normal, prompting a Stage 1 drought declaration in the region, fire season has come early and full responses are needed, ConFire said.
“Due to lack of moisture, grass and new brush growth has been stunted, but the fuels that are present across the District are uncharacteristically dry for this point in the season,” the fire agency said. “Moreover, long-range weather forecasts predict average to slightly above average temperatures with little chance of measurable precipitation.”
Firefighters extinguish vegetation fire near homes in Pittsburg
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This photo, provided by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, shows white smoke rising from a vegetation fire burning along Kirker Pass Road in the area of Nortonville Road in Pittsburg on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
Firefighters extinguished a vegetation fire that burned near homes along Kirker Pass Road in the area of Nortonville Road in Pittsburg, officials said Thursday afternoon.
The fire, which Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit said was 5 acres shortly before 4:30 p.m., burned was near homes south of Buchanan Road, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said.